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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 1Pt. 13Ch. 13§ 22705 Exclusion Of Other Retirement Service

§ 22705 Exclusion Of Other Retirement Service

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§ 22705 Exclusion Of Other Retirement Service

Key Takeaways

  • •If you get a retirement benefit from another public job (not military), this system won’t count that time again.
  • •If you’re already retired here and then get another retirement pay, your check from this system will shrink to remove the overlapping time.
  • •This rule doesn’t apply to money from certain tax-friendly retirement plans like 401(a), 403(b), or 457.

Example

A teacher retires from a California school and starts getting a pension. Later, she also gets a pension from her old job as a city worker in San Francisco.

Her California teacher pension will be cut to remove the years she worked for the city, so she doesn’t get paid twice for the same time.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 22705 Exclusion Of Other Retirement Service

No service shall be included under this part for which a member of the Defined Benefit Program is entitled to receive a retirement benefit in a lump sum or installment payments, for other than military service, from any public retirement system other than this system, or under the American Gratuity Act No. 4151 relating to service in the Philippine Islands under which 15 or more years of creditable service has accrued, or the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System. If a retired member under this part becomes entitled to that retirement benefit, his or her retirement allowance shall be reduced thereafter to exclude the service upon which the retirement benefit is based, without other change in his or her retirement status. This section shall not apply to any retirement benefit received from a defined contribution plan that is qualified under Section 401(a), Section 403(b), or Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 351, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

Defined Benefit Programretirement benefitAmerican Gratuity Act No. 4151San Francisco Employees’ Retirement Systemdefined contribution planSection 401(a

Related Statutes

  • § 22705.5 Defined Benefit Program Exclusion
  • § 22700 Defined Benefit Program Service Credit
  • § 22701 Service Credit Calculation Method
  • § 22703 Service Credit Limitation
  • § 22706 No Credit During Retirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 22705.
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